Hamlet in Overijssel, Netherlands
Marijenkampen
Marijenkampen is a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, a municipality in the province Overijssel in the Netherlands.
Until 1867, the area was called Huttenberg and was overgrown with heath. The first inhabitants were people who had been banned from the neighbouring colony Willemsoord, founded by the Society of Humanitarianism. These inhabitants settled in and led an independent life. The village was named after Marij van Essen who owned several lots of land in the area.
How locals move
Getting around Marijenkampen the local way
- Get aroundThere are no cars allowed in most of the interesting parts of the park, and the main way to get around is by foot, bike, boat or canoe.
- Get aroundCanoe trip - and excellent way to explore the many waterways and lakes.
- Get aroundCanoes are inexpensive to rent and available from several places.
From Wikivoyage: Weerribben-Wieden National Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Gouwenaar (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.